Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

'The Woman Warrior in All of Us'

Image of the Day: WNBA Celebrates 'The Woman Warrior in All of Us'

On Saturday, January 7, the Women's National Book Association kicked off its centennial celebration with a program called "The Woman Warrior In All of Us," featuring Maxine Hong Kingston in conversation with Vanessa Hua. The event was held in honor of the 40th anniversary of Hong Kingston's memoir The Woman Warrior, and was hosted by the WNBA's San Francisco chapter. Pictured: (l.-r.) Nina Lesowitz, Maxine Hong Kingston, Vanessa Hua, Brenda Knight, Kate Farrell and Sarah Wigglesworth of Green Apple Books, which sold copies of Hong Kingston's books and Hua's collection, Deceit and Other Possibilities, at the event.Shelf Awareness